Tuesday, March 26, 2013

UPDATE: We were officially the alternate. Due to an advancing company being unable to make the trip, "A Doll's House" will be advancing to the Region VI AACTFest in Layfayette, LA, in April! The journey is not over!The results are in...unfortunately, "A Doll's
House" was not chosen to advance to regionals. However, our production
was awarded the "Backstage Award" for excellence in technical setup.
Rebecca Venegas placed 2nd (of 16 competitors) in the monologue
competition and Robert Schumacher was honored with an "Outstanding Achievement in Acting" award!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Nora Helmer (Erin Miller-Gibbs) has the perfect life with her husband Torvald (Jeremy Small).
She also holds a dark secret that threatens to destroy everything
around her. With blackmail and deception closing in on her in the form
of Nils Krogstad (Robert Schumacher), Nora must make an impossible choice that will lead to a horrifying and startling climax.

"A Doll's House" has been adapted and reimagined by Nathan R. Miles and also stars Denise Rusk, David Baeza and Rebecca Venegas and opens Thursday March 7th (8 PM), with additional shows March 8th and 9th (8 PM) and March 10th (2 PM).

"A Doll's House" will perform in Hobbs on March 7th, 8th, 9th (8 PM) and
10th (2 PM). All seats are $10, and proceeds help to fund our entry in
the 2013 AACTFest competition in Los Alamos.

"A Doll's House" is directed by Nathan R. Miles, who also adapted this
classic play by Henrik Ibsen. Starring are Erin Miller-Gibbs as "Nora",
Jeremy Small as "Torvald", with Denise Rusk as "Mrs. Linde", Robert
Schumacher as "Krogstad", David Baeza as "Dr. Rank", and Rebecca Venegas
as "Anne".

This show not only opens our 2013 Season, but on March 23rd it will be
performed at the Los Alamos Performing Arts Center in Los Alamos, NM,
where Hobbs will compete against theatre companies from Sandia, Lincoln
County, and Los Alamos to represent New Mexico at the regional level.
So take advantage of these four chances to see the show that will
represent the Community Players of Hobbs at competition!